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13-th Summer School of NOA, 1-3 September 2008, Penteli

The Summer School for High School students in Greece is an initiative for the Educational System of Greece that started in 1996. It is a cooperation between the
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics

and the
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs


Programme of the Summer School

Monday, September 1, 2008
09:00-09:30 Registration
09:30-09:45 Welcome Address
by the President of the Board of Directors of the National Observatory of Athens, professor Christos Zerefos, Academician
09:45-10:00 Welcome Addresses
by the members of the Scientific Committee of the Summer School
-- -- Break
10:15-10:40 "Interstellar Matter: the Stars Live and Death"
Dr. P. Boumis
, IAA-NOA
10:40-11:10 "Cosmology"
Dr. M. Plionis,
IAA-NOA
11:10-11:35 "Our Galaxy in Various Wavelengths"
Dr. M. Metaxa,
Arsakeio High School of Athens
11:45-12:05 "High-energy Astrophysics"
Dr. I. Georgantopoulos,
IAA-NOA
-- -- Break
12:30-15:00 Introduction to laboratory projects
(in groups)
15:10 Departure
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
09:00-09:25 "Infrared Astronomy"
Dr. M. Xilouris
, IAA-NOA
09:25-09:50 "Telescopes and Instruments"
Dr. A. Dapergolas,
IAA-NOA
09:50-10:15 "The Sun"
Dr. G. Thiropoula,
ISARS-NOA
-- -- Break
10:25-10:55 "Sun Influence on Neighbour Space "
Dr. A. Anastasiadis,
ISARS-NOA
-- -- Break
11:30-16:00 Project work
(in groups)
16:10 Departure
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
12:00-12:30 "Space Investigations of the Solar System"
Dr. A. Katsigiannis,
IAA-NOA
12:30-13:00 "Basic Principles of the Remote Sensing"
Dr. O. Sikioti, ISARS-NOA
13:00-13:30 "The influence of the Sun on the Man's life"
Dr. B. Psiloglou,
IERSD-NOA
-- -- Break
14:00-17:30 Project work - Preparation of presentations
(in groups)
18:00-19:30 Presentation of the group projects
19:30-20:00 Award of Certificates of "Summer School"
20:00-20:45 Popular Lecture "The Life-Cycle of the Stars"
professor K. Tsinganos
, University of Athens
-- -- Break
21:15-23:00 Night-time observation
(Hands-on experience in astronomical observations)
23:00 Departure
 
Scientific Committee
 

Prof. Ch. Zerefos, Academician
Chairman
Director of the
NOA

Prof. Ch. Goudis
Director of the
IAA-NOA
Dr. I. Daglis
Director of the
ISARS-NOA
Dr. M. Petrakis
Director of the
IERSD-NOA
Dr. I. Georgantopoulos
Researcher at the
IAA-NOA
Dr. A. Dapergolas
Researcher at the
IAA-NOA
Dr. M. Metaxa
Teacher at
Arsakeio High School
of Athens
 
 
Organizing Committee
 
Dr. M. Metaxa
Dr. I. Georgantopoulos
Dr. A. Dapergolas
 
 
Sponsors
 
Alpha Bank
Bank of Greece
National Observatory of Athens
 
 
Projects for Student Groups
 
Color-Magnitude Diagram of a Stellar Cluster
Dr. A. Dapergolas
Spectral Classification of Stars Applying a Digital Image Processing System
Dr. M. Metaxa
Study of Supernova Remnants
Dr. M. Metaxa &
Mr. Ch. Papadimitriou
The Distance to Planetary Nebula NGC3242
Dr. P. Boumis,
Dr. M. Xilouris &
Mr. S. Akras
Analysis of Optical Observations of Galaxies and Nebulae
Dr. P. Boumis,
Dr. M. Xilouris &
Mr. I. Leonidaki
Galaxies Distances
Dr. I. Georgantopoulos & Dr. A. Akylas
Reduction and Analysis of Optical Observations of Stars
Dr. A. Dapergolas &
Mr. O. Giannakis
Air quality and meteorological parameters measurment- An introduction to statistical methods of experimental data analysis
Dr. E. Gerasopoulos
 
 
Night-Time Observation
 
All students will take part in
Night-time Observation
under the supervision of
Dr. A. Dapergolas and
Mr. N. Matsopoulos
 

 

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